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Washington Township
Washington Township
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Welcome To Washington Township

Washington Township - Lehigh County Washington Township is a township in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. The population of Washington Township was 6,624 at the 2010 census and is in the northernmost region in the County. The Township has a total area of 23.7 square miles.

Its villages include Best Station, Emerald, Friedens, Lehigh Furnace, Lehigh Gap (also in Northampton County,) Neffs (also in North Whitehall Township,) Newhard, Newside, and Slatedale. Slate quarrying is the principal industry. The slate is found in large quantities all over the township and is used for roofing, flooring, and black board surfaces amongst other things. The principal streams that drain the township are the Trout and Little Trout creeks. The first settlement was made in 1742.

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